Slide 22 Sight Words Dolch and Fry

7/28/2019 Slide 22 Sight Words Dolch and Fry

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Sight Words

Question: What is the difference between the Dolch and Fry sight words?

Answer: The Dolch list was created in the early 1900s and is made up of the first

220 basic sight words. Between 50-75% of all words used in school books, library

books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220words. These words are service words (pronouns, adjectives, adverbs,

prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs) which cannot be learned through the use of

pictures. Because they are used to hold thoughts together, these words must be

recognized at a glance before a child can read with confidence. Click here for the

Dolch list. The Fry list was created as an updated list based on the changes in

language and is made up of 1000 of the most commonly used words in the English

language. It is ordered by frequency so all of the Dolch words are embedded in

this list. These words make up about 90% of all written language. Click here for

the Fry list.

Sight words are a primary word knowledge focus for both the first and second

trimester benchmarks. Whether you use these words to address your benchmarks

or to implement a word wall, remember that assessment drives instruction. Print

out the word lists and make copies of the words for each child in your classroom.

Individually meet with each student and have each student read the word list(s) to

you. By highlighting the words your students do not know, you will have a quick

and visual way of determining which words to teach first. Also, student writing

journals are helpful in determining which words to teach. Look through the

journals regularly for words students misspell or misuse in their writing. Lastly, asyou listen to students read orally, note which sight words the students cannot

decode and which sight words students mispronounce.


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Dolch Word List

Pre Primer List

a and away big bluecan come down find for

funny go help here I

in is it jump little

look make me my not

one play red run said

see the three to two

up we where yellow you

Primer List

all am are at

ate be black brownbut came did do

eat four get good

have he into like

must new no now

on our out please

pretty ran ride saw

say she so soonthat there they this

too under want was

well went what white

who will with yes


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First Grade List

after again an any

as ask by could

every fly from give

giving had has her

him his how just

know let live may

of old once open

over put round some

stop take thank them

then think walk werewhen

Second Grade List

always around because been

before best both buy

call cold does dont

fast first five found

gave goes green its

made many off or

pull read right sing

sit sleep tell theirthese those upon us

use very wash which

why wish work would

write your


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Third Grade List

about better bring carry

clean cut done draw

drink eight fall far

full got grow hold

hot hurt if keep

kind laugh light long

much myself never only

own pick seven shall

show six small start

ten today together trywarm


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Frys Instant Words

First 100 Words (approximately first grade)

Group 1a Group 1b Group 1c Group 1dthe he go who

a I see an

is they then their

you one us she

to good no new

and me him said

we about by did

that had was boy

in if come three

not some get down

for up or work

at her two put

with do man wereit when little before

on so has just

can my them long

will very how here

are all like other

of would our old

this any what take

your been know cat

as out make again

but there which give

be from much after

have day his many


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Second 100 Words (approximately second grade)

Group 2a Group 2b Group 2c Group 2d

saw big may ran

home where let five

soon am use read

stand ball these over

box morning right such

upon live present way

first four tell too

came last next shall

girl color please ownhouse away leave most

find red hand sure

because friend more thing

made pretty why only

could eat better near

book want under than

look year while open

mother white should kind

run got never must

school play each high

people found best far

night left another both

into men seem endsay bring tree also

think wish name until

back black dear call


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Third 100 Words (approximately third grade)


ask hat off fire

small car sister ten

yellow write happy order

show try once part

goes myself didnt early

clean longer set fat

buy those round third

thank hold dress same

sleep full fall loveletter carry wash hear

jump eight start yesterday

help sing always eyes

fly warm anything door

dont sit around clothes

fast dog close though

cold ride walk oclock

today hot money second

does grow turn water

face cut might town

green seven hard took

every woman along pair

brown funny bed nowcoat yes fine keep

six ate sat head

gave stop hope food


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Fourth 100 Words (approximately fourth grade)


told time word wear

Miss yet almost Mr.

father true thought side

children above send poor

land still receive lost

interest meet pay outside

government since nothing wind

feet number need Mrs.

garden state mean learndone matter late held

country line half front

different remember fight built

bad large enough family

across few feel began

yard bit during air

winter cover gone young

table window hundred ago

story even week world

sometimes city between airplane

Im together change without

tried sun being kill

horse life care readysomething street answer stay

brought party course wont

shoes suit against paper


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Fifth 100 Words (approximately fourth grade)

Group 4e Group 4f Group 4g Group 4h

hour grade egg spell

glad brother ground beautiful

follow remain afternoon sick

company milk feed became

believe several boat cry

begin war plan finish

mind able question catch

pass charge fish floor

reach either return stickmonth less sir great

point train fell guess

rest cost hill bridge

sent evening wood church

talk note add lady

went past ice tomorrow

bank room chair snow

ship flew watch whom

business office alone women

whole cow low among

short visit arm road

certain wait dinner farm

fair teacher hair cousinreason spring service bread

summer picture class wrong

fill bird quite age


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Sixth 100 Words (approximately fourth grade)

Group 4i Group 4j Group 4k Group 4l

become herself demand aunt

body idea however system

chance drop figure lie

act river case cause

die smile increase marry

real son enjoy possible

speak bat rather supply

already fact sound thousand

doctor sort eleven penstep king music condition

itself dark human perhaps

nine themselves court produce

baby whose force twelve

minute study plant rode

ring fear suppose uncle

wrote move law labor

happen stood husband public

appear himself moment consider

heart strong person thus

swim knew result least

felt often continue power

fourth toward price markIll wonder serve president

kept twenty national voice

well important wife whether

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